Shocking images show a group of bystanders filming a brave Egyptian police officer as he is killed while trying to defuse a bomb left outside a petrol station on a busy Cairo road. The video, taken on a mobile phone, shows at least three other men recording (left) as the officer, dressed in protective gear, is blasted through the air after the device explodes in his hands. And the callous filmmaker continues even after the debris has settled around the lifeless body of the officer - and passersby have rushed to his side (right). Jihadists have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they were targeting police officers at a nearby station.
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Heroic: The police officer, dressed in protective clothing, is seen edging towards the device - hidden beneath the plant in the backpack in front of him. In the background, three bystanders film on their mobile phones
Fatal: The officer is blasted several feet into the air after the device detonates in his hands. While some onlookers rush to his aide, the cameraman behind this footage made sure he recorded the scene
Jihadists have claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left three employees of the Cairo petrol station wounded.
The group Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) claimed on Twitter that it had placed the device, saying it was targeting police officers at a nearby station.
In the video, the bomb disposal officer is seen edging towards the device, which is hidden in the base of a plant that is standing in a backpack.
The officer is thrown several feet into the air when the bomb explodes.
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